Solar Sunshot
Funded 2024
The Australian Government will give up to $1 billion funding for Solar Sunshot, to build national solar PV manufacturing capability.Consultation open for Solar Sunshot
Published 2024
Consultation has opened today on the design of the $1 billion Solar Sunshot program announced by the Australian Government in March 2024. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), in consultation with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) will design t…
Record funding for ARENA to supercharge Australia’s net zero transition
Published 2024
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) welcomes expanded funding and new budget programs announced in the 2024-25 Federal Budget. The Australian Government announced a funding package of $7.1 billion for budgeted programs to be administered by ARENA including: $1.9 billion boost to ARENA’s…
$1 billion boost for Australian solar PV manufacturing
Published 2024
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today welcomed $1 billion in new funding to help unlock domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing across the entire supply chain. The Australian Government announced the establishment of the Solar Sunshot program to grow solar PV manufacturi…
Shining light on an emerging solar technology
Published 2015
An innovative solar cell technology with the potential to reduce the cost of renewable energy is receiving a funding boost from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). ARENA is providing up to $892,000 to support CSIRO to develop and apply guidelines for assessing the performance of perov…
Valuable collaboration advancing solar thermal industry
Published 2015
The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) has held a symposium as part of its ongoing efforts to advance the concentrating solar thermal industry in Australia.Australian firm pushes toward solar cell breakthrough
Published 2015
An Australian manufacturing innovator has taken the first steps towards commercialising a potentially cheaper and highly efficient solar cell, thanks to $449,000 support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Acting ARENA CEO Ian Kay said the funding would enable NSW company Dyesol…
Media Release: Australian firm pushes toward solar cell breakthrough
Published 2017
An Australian manufacturing innovator has taken the first steps towards commercialising a potentially cheaper and highly efficient solar cell, thanks to $449,000 support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).-
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Media Release: Valuable collaboration advancing solar thermal industry
Published 2017
The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) has held a symposium as part of its ongoing efforts to advance the concentrating solar thermal industry in Australia.The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) has held a symposium as part of its ongoing efforts to advance the concentrating solar thermal industry in Australia.- Download PDF (278 KB) Media Release: Valuable collaboration advancing solar thermal industry
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Manufacturing of Printed Perovskite PV Modules Final Report
Published 2021
Perovskite photovoltaics (PV) are an exciting development in next-generation solar technologies that have demonstrated record power conversion efficiencies comparable to silicon PV.Media Release: Shining light on an emerging solar technology
Published 2017
An innovative solar cell technology with the potential to reduce the cost of renewable energy is receiving a funding boost from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).- Download PDF (359 KB) Media Release: Shining light on an emerging solar technology
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Durable Silicon Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics
Published 2021
This project aims to improve the durability of perovskites for silicon (Si)-perovskite-tandem photovoltaics which is critical for this technology to be truly cost effective.Ultra-thin, lightweight and printable: the solar panel of the future
Published 2017
An ultra-thin, lightweight and printable solar panel is at the centre of work being done by Greatcell on perovskite solar cells.Media Release: Funding boost for world-leading solar PV research
Published 2017
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced it has awarded $29.2 million for 20 research projects to propel the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology.- Download PDF (147 KB) Media Release: Funding boost for world-leading solar PV research
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Report: Large-scale solar knowledge sharing document 2017
Published 2017
ARENA invests public money, and knowledge sharing is one of the returns that we expect on our investment. ARENA is expecting to support approximately 200 MW of large-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants not just to lower the cost of large scale solar PV by supporting increased capacity, but also to assist the next wave of large-scale solar PV developers do things better, more efficiently, and at lower cost, and to build confidence in the institutions that fund them.- Download PDF (99 KB) Report: Large-scale solar knowledge sharing document 2017
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Report: Large-scale solar knowledge sharing document 2017
Published 2017
ARENA invests public money, and knowledge sharing is one of the returns that we expect on our investment. ARENA is expecting to support approximately 200 MW of large-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants not just to lower the cost of large scale solar PV by supporting increased capacity, but also to assist the next wave of large-scale solar PV developers do things better, more efficiently, and at lower cost, and to build confidence in the institutions that fund them.- Download DOC (26 KB) Report: Large-scale solar knowledge sharing document 2017
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Report: ARENA Insights Spotlight: Dr. Doojin Vak from CSIRO
Published 2019
Dr. Doojin Vak from CSIRO discusses the drivers, challenges and opportunities for photovoltaic research and development in Australia.- Download PDF (376 KB) Report: ARENA Insights Spotlight: Dr. Doojin Vak from CSIRO
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Australian solar researchers are leading the world. Let’s help them get even better
Published 2017
ARENA is providing $29.22 million to fund research and development of solar cells technology at some of Australia's leading laboratories.Media release: Research boost for solar panel efficiency and cost reduction
Published 2020
ARENA announced it has awarded $15.14 million in funding to 16 research projects to help address solar PV panel efficiency, overall cost reductions and end-of-life issues.- Download PDF (98 KB) Media release: Research boost for solar panel efficiency and cost reduction
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Australian team surpasses solar efficiency target
Published 2023
In an era of rapid climate change three factors have dominated the race to deliver solar electricity: solar cell efficiency; combined manufacturing, deployment and operational costs; and a very short timeframe.
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